Madagascar Forest Rail vs Slender-billed Flufftail

Mentocrex kioloides 对比 Sarothrura watersi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Forest Rail Slender-billed Flufftail
学名 Mentocrex kioloides Sarothrura watersi
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Sarothruridae Sarothruridae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长
翼展 24.4 cm (9.6 in) 13.9 cm (5.5 in)
体重 226.0 g (7.97 oz) 26.5 g (0.93 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Madagascar Forest Rail only

Slender-billed Flufftail only

保护状况

Least Concern

Madagascar Forest Rail

Near Threatened

Slender-billed Flufftail

About These Birds

Madagascar Forest Rail

Madagascar Forest Rail (Mentocrex kioloides), 22 cm. Small; chestnut-brown above, grey below with a red bill. Endemic to eastern Madagascar primary rainforest. Omnivore: invertebrates and plant material in dense undergrowth. Least Concern; still relatively common in intact eastern humid forest.

Slender-billed Flufftail

Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi), 14 cm. Very poorly known; brown with a thin bill adapted for probing. Endemic to eastern Madagascar, recorded from a handful of wetland localities. Omnivore. Endangered; extremely rarely recorded; habitat loss continues.

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